Rams promote two coaches to replace OC Matt LaFleur

The Los Angeles Rams won’t have an offensive coordinator in 2018 after losing Matt LaFleur to the Titans on Tuesday. Instead, they’ll have two coordinators – one to handle the run game and the other to control the passing attack.

After it was announced LaFleur was leaving for Tennessee, the Rams shared their plan to replace him. Sean McVay has promoted offensive line coach Aaron Kromer to run game coordinator and tight ends coach Shane Waldron to pass game coordinator, effectively making it a two-man job in L.A.

McVay will continue to call the offensive plays, as expected, but now he has two coaches in his pocket when it comes to game planning during the week and managing the offense on Sundays.

“I’m excited for Matt LaFleur and his family as he transitions to the Titans as offensive coordinator,” McVay said, via the team’s official site. “We’re grateful for his contribution to the Rams and our NFC West Championship season last year. As we move to 2018, we are confident in the leadership and guidance of Aaron Kromer and Shane Waldron as they begin their roles as run coordinator and pass coordinator.”

Kromer is a guy who was in line for a promotion after doing a great job with the offensive line in 2017. McVay obviously thinks highly of him and sees him as an integral part of the offense.

Waldron spent one year as the Rams’ tight ends coach before being promoted to pass game coordinator, which is a testament to how McVay thinks of him.

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